Title: Foreign Language Teachers’ Cognitions And Practices Related To Student AssessmentAbstract: Researchers have acknowledged a need for increased study of foreign language teachers’ thinking and practices related to student assessment. This case study examines how four high school foreign language teachers are assessing their students, and what they think, know, and believe about student assessment. Contact: kaplan.169@osu.eduView Presentation

Title: Learning Ballet as a Foreign LanguageAbstract: Based on the scheme of dance as a “non-verbal” language, learning ballet is considered similar to learning a foreign language. Ballet teachers’ pedagogies observed in this study have emphasized “learning with context.” Contact: lin.1013@osu.edu

Title: The Use of Technology and International Students’ Academic AcculturationAbstract: Researchers have discovered technology can enhance learners’ L2 competence and academic knowledge. However, researchers have not explored whether technology could help international graduate students learn and participate in new academic communities. Hence, the presenter will discuss the proposed study. Contact: wu.568@osu.edu

Title: “What is Synthesis?”: L2 Students Learning to Write a New Academic GenreAbstract: This qualitative study explores how English as a second language (L2) students learn to write synthesis in a university writing course. L2 students’ constructions of synthesis and composing processes of synthesis are influenced by multiple factors, including their L1 cultural background, previous writing experiences, and the L2 classroom context. Contact: zhao.358@osu.eduView Presentation

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